| query | If you are r________ to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm .If you are reluctant to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm . Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help. The police are very reluctant to get involved in this sort of thing. We have reluctantly agreed to let him go. Ministers have shown extreme reluctance to explain their position to the media. |
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| word | reluctant |
| full-definition | adjective If you are reluctant to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm . Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help. The police are very reluctant to get involved in this sort of thing. We have reluctantly agreed to let him go. Ministers have shown extreme reluctance to explain their position to the media. |
| inflections | reluctantlyreluctance |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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